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Ambitious Kenyans whose dreams to lead anti-graft body flopped

A primary school teacher, two head teachers, a pastor, a vet, a car salesman, a data entry clerk at the anti-graft commission and an employee of Kenya's spy agency are some of the people who applied to lead the fight against corruption in the country.

These battled with senior lawyers running reputable law firms, professors, and top directors in Government agencies for the job to lead the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, a body that has been led by lawyers since its inception.

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